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4. Experience and its impact on cost
Cloud generally reduces upstream infrastructure costs, and the
pay-per-use model provides more flexibility depending on how
much cloud resources are consumed, the chosen plan, and the
way resources scale up or down which in turn determines the
total price due.
However, and sometimes, the total price may exceed what the
customer expects, especially if he is in the stage of trying
different options and plans until he finds what suits his needs of
services.

3. Cloud Computing Service Providers

• Background on Cloud Computing Providers

A cloud computing service provider is an IT company that offers
flexible and scalable cloud resources such as leveraging powerful
processor power that saves time to finish large operations, store
data, or use online applications.

The most famous names in the field of providing cloud computing
services include Amazon and Google. Amazon offers a variety of
solutions that suit a wide range of companies. And Google provides
cloud computing services that suit developers and workers in the
field of software production and meet their needs in this aspect
well. But by search, you will find other companies that provide their
services as well, with even more diversity, as these companies
provide various cloud solutions and resources characterized by high
performance, availability on demand, security, and support, etc.
For example, DigitalOcean provides high-capacity servers at a lower
cost than other industry leaders. The following figure illustrates
examples of the largest companies operating in this field.

Activity 2 (Preparing a presentation): Ask the trainees to prepare a presentation
for the next day where each can choose any of the cloud service providers and
illustrate their services?

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